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Notice from the strategos to the heirs of an exegetes to serve in office TM 17913Oxyrhynchos1. Apr. 290

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An official notice from Aurelius Apollonios, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to the heirs of the exegetes Herakleides son of Sarapion, informing them that the town council requires them to hold the office of exegetes for a period ending on Pharmouthi 17. It is dated 1 April 290 at Oxyrhynchus and bears a note of delivery by a court attendant.

In English machine translation

Aurelius Apollonios, former hypomnematographos, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to the heirs of Herakleides son of Sarapion, exegetes, his dearest friends, greetings. The most excellent council, through Aurelius Asklepiades, former hypomnematographos, prytanis in office, in what it wrote to me, has declared that you must hold the crown of the office of exegetes from […] until the 17th of the present month Pharmouthi. So that you may know and take care of the matters concerning the office, it is written to you. I pray for your health, dearest friends. Year 6 of our lord Diocletian and year 5 of our lord Maximian, Augusti, Pharmouthi 6. […] the attendant, I delivered it. Year 6 and 5, Pharmouthi 6.

The exegetes was a municipal magistrate; 'holding the crown' refers to serving a turn in office, here imposed on the heirs of a former holder. The starting date of the term is lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Notice to Serve as Exegetes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1. Apr. 290 · Oxyrhynchos

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